Propane Appliance Problems

Question

Both my furnace and my refrigerator refuse to light after several hours of not running.
The fridge displays "no lp" and the furnace blows cold air for a cycle.
Both appliances have to be manually reset or power cycled to work again.
I am not smelling propane. and it doesn't seem to matter which tank is active.
Does this sound like a regulator issue, or potentially a gas leak between the regulator and the appliances?
Help.

enblethen · Answer

Some 5ers have two regulators when tanks are located on opposite sides of the rig. The primary regulator on the farther tank could be an issue.
Does this happen on either tanks? It could be a bad OPD valve in tank.
Are you shutting tanks off between uses? If yes, an appliance could be leaking.
And yes it could be a bad two stage regulator.

mcmurphrjk · Answer

enblethen wrote:Some 5ers have two regulators when tanks are located on opposite sides of the rig. The primary regulator on the farther tank could be an issue.Does this happen on either tanks? It could be a bad OPD valve in tank.Are you shutting tanks off between uses? If yes, an appliance could be leaking.And yes it could be a bad two stage regulator.Happens on both tanks. Not shutting off tanks, and is independent of fills or switch overs

krusty · Answer

Stove doesn't work either?

enblethen · Answer

Do you seem to be using more LP then before?What about the water heater?Baf regulator, they are fairly in-expensive.

old-biscuit · Answer

YEP.......Time for a new LP RegulatorCavagna Auto Changeover LP Reg

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